Aberdeen matched the worst run of results in the club's history but gave a spirited display to fight back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Dundee United.
The Dons have now gone 11 games without a win, having only twice previously gone on such a dire run back in 1927 and 1917.
Two goals from Jon Daly had given Dundee United an early advantage but the Dons fought back with a Zander Diamond header and a Michael Paton penalty in first-half stoppage-time.
The hosts made a bright start with United's Slovakian goalkeeper Dusan Pernis called upon to punch clear a Derek Young free-kick inside four minutes, but some careless Aberdeen defending gifted United the lead after only eight minutes.
Irishman Daly took advantage of some hesitant play between Zander Diamond and Charlie Mulgrew to advance on goal before thrashing the ball high past Jamie Langfield. The visitors could have doubled their advantage after 17 minutes but Craig Conway dragged his shot from the edge of the area wide before Danny Swanson fired wildly over a minute later.
The second goal did arrive after 24 minutes when Daly out-jumped a static Dons defence to head home Swanson's free-kick.
The Dons looked shell-shocked after their poor start, although Mulgrew could have pulled a goal back with a curling free-kick from 35 yards that just missed the target. His next set-piece did create a goal for the home side when Diamond rose to head in the former Dundee United's enticing delivery into the area after 32 minutes.
Aberdeen levelled the match in first-half stoppage time when Stuart Duff was felled in the box by Sean Dillon and Michael Paton duly converted the spot-kick.
The Dons almost took the lead within three minutes of the re-start when Mihael Kovacevic nearly diverted the ball past his own goalkeeper as he attempted to clear a Young cross.
United could have netted a third after 55 minutes when Daly and Webster both had headers cleared off the line before Morgaro Gomis' acrobatic volley finished inches wide. Daly was later denied a hat-trick by an excellent save from Langfield and Garry Kenneth had a goal ruled out for offside as United looked to restore their advantage.
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